Fugitive held after shootout in Athens

Police have arrested one of Greece’s most wanted men – a fugitive convicted of terrorism – during a shootout in Athens’ central tourist district that left four people wounded.

Fugitive held after shootout in Athens

Police have arrested one of Greece’s most wanted men – a fugitive convicted of terrorism – during a shootout in Athens’ central tourist district that left four people wounded.

It was not immediately clear how the lunchtime shootout began in the crowded Monastiraki district, steps away from the city’s central Syntagma Square.

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